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Abbi Fralick

Class of 2023
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Bio 

Hi, welcome to the blog! I'm a junior from a small suburb in South Carolina, just outside of Augusta, Georgia. On campus (and virtually), I'm involved in club water polo, the America Reads program, and the TAMID student consulting group. In the classroom, I'm super excited to pursue my interest in improving the world through public policy by studying the intersection of government and economics. I hope you enjoy following along as I explore all that Dartmouth has to offer!

Academic Program 

Government and Economics

Favorite Thing Right Now 

Yellow — both the color and the Coldplay song

Hometown 

North Augusta, South Carolina

Pronouns 

She/her/hers

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Abbi's D-Plan

What's a D-Plan?

    • FallOn Campus

      Favorite Class: Writing and Reading Poetry

      Coming into Dartmouth, I knew I wanted to explore the creative writing department and this poetry workshop was a great way to do that! We studied well known political, love, and ekphrastic poems and wrote our own work every week. I really appreciated the small class size the classroom became a safe community for sharing my work, and I was able to get individualized critiques from Professor Francis.

    • WinterOn Campus

      Favorite Class: Writing 5: Experience and Education

      Introductory writing classes are required for every Dartmouth student, but there are a wide range of topics, which makes finding an interesting course super interesting. My class focused on the American education system and gave me a ton of freedom to choose my paper topics.

    • SpringRemote Term

      Favorite Class: Media and Politics

      Media and Politics was a writing intensive class which fulfilled my first year seminar requirement. While honing our writing skills, we studied the impact of news media, advertising, and messaging on campaigns and policy making. The class inspired me to continue exploring the government department, where I eventually declared my major.

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How I Spend Saturday Nights as a Freshman

Classes at Dartmouth can be rigorous and time-consuming, but that just makes finding ways to decompress is even more important. I've found there are a ton of ways to have fun here. Here are some of my favorite ways to spend a Saturday!  

  1. No. 1

    Live Music

    The band COIN giving a concert on the Dartmouth green, lit by red lights and blurred by the constant motion

    One of the things I’ve been the most surprised by is the amount of live music at Dartmouth. I’m not a music fanatic, but it is fun to attend concerts with friends on Friday and Saturday nights. Since our campus is not in a city, all of the shows are intimate, and you can get much closer to the artists than you would at a bigger concert. My favorite event so far has been a COIN concert that took place on the green and was free for all students!

  2. No. 2

    Arts and Crafts!

    A paint palette, candy hearts, and painted clay hearts on top of a pink table clothe

    Recently, I have been going to a ton of art events on campus. The Hood Museum and Hopkins Center for the Arts (or the HOP as we call it) both offer lots of free, open to campus creative events. It can be hard to find time for creativity during the school week, so I really appreciate the opportunity to paint and collage with my friends. So far, I’ve made pins, collages, book art, and sticker poems – my next goal is to attend an earring making workshop!

  3. No. 3

    Team Socials

    Abbi and her water polo team mates sitting on a dorm room bed and smiling during a team social

    Whether it’s sports teams, acapella groups, or debate teams, most student organizations have socials throughout each term. One of my favorite ways to spend a Saturday night is with the club water polo team. I didn’t play water polo before Dartmouth, but all of the upperclassmen have been super welcoming both in and out of the pool.

  4. No. 4

    Hockey Games

    Dartmouth hockey team playing at the rink just off campus

    Before coming to Dartmouth, I’d seen approximately two hockey games ever. I still don’t totally understand the rules, but watching with my friends from colder climates makes it way more fun. Admission is free for students at all varsity sport events, so it’s easy to walk to the rink and stay for a period or two. One of my friends also plays intramural hockey, so we have fun cheering her on in a more relaxed environment.

  5. No. 5

    Board Game Nights

    My friend, Jen, sitting on a dorm room floor in the middle of a bananagrams game

    One of my favorite discoveries of this term has been the Jones Media Center's board game collection. The Media Center is on the second floor of the library and had a huge collections of board games and movies that students can rent for a few weeks at a time! Board games and hot coco are great ways to stay warm when it's freezing out.

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